Republican Theft of Property Criminal Scandals

Displaying 20 Scandals
Sorted by When News Broke
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John Couch [2022 IN GOP Mayor Candidate]Loaded his truck with stolen large scrap metal objects including an air conditioner, furnace, and water heater (the latter of which a police officer caught him loading into his truck) from the dumpster area of a heating and cooling company which had signs posted in multiple areas explicitly stating that "all materials in and around dumpster is property" of the company
05 Apr 2023
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Robert Otterstatter [2020 NY GOP City Council Member Candidate]Stole over $600 worth of groceries by not scanning items in the self-checkout on three separate occasions
23 Feb 2023
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Purchased four golden retriever puppies from an Amish breeder with fraudulent checks that later bounced and left the owner of the puppies out of nearly $5,000 in lost income
09 Feb 2023
According to a complaint filed by the owner that was later dismissed when he paid him back -
Stole a checkbook from a dying man his mother was caring for and used the stolen checks to purchase clothing and shoes while living in Brazil
19 Dec 2022
According to police in Brazil who said he confessed to the crime before leaving for the USA to elude authorities -
Danny Rampey [2022 GOP GA State Rep. Nominee]
16 Dec 2022
According to charging documents filed by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office
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Project VeritasPurchased a diary stolen from Joe Biden's granddaughter for $20,000 then leaked it to a reporter at another rightwing outlet who posted the private material days before the 2020 Presidential election
07 Sep 2022
According to court records reported by The Intercept
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State Sen. Dean Tran [R-MA]Forced his way into an elderly woman's house and stole her late husband's handgun as she hid in the bedroom
01 Jul 2022
According to an indictment announced by the Massachusetts Attorney General -
James Harris [2022 TX GOP Rep. Candidate]Stole a trailer's worth of his competitor's campaign signs and was caught red-handed by two of them who witnessed him stealing their signs without consent
10 Mar 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police -
City Council Member Victor Barbosa [R-FL]Didn't scan an item at two separate self-checkout registers at a local Walmart and claimed it was done "inadvertently" when confronted by store security, but presumably from guilt later resigned from his city council position
04 Mar 2022
According to a report by The Daytona beach News-Journal -
GOP County Chair Nathan Tabor [R-NC]Conspired with another man to steal a $6,000 golf cart then schemed to sell the cart to his coconspirator for $1,000 with the assumption being they would sell it for a hefty profit
04 Dec 2021
According to charging documents filed by local police
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GOP County Chair Nathan Tabor [R-NC]Stole valuable parts from vehicles that belonged to a local church, Habitat for Humanity and at least two residences before getting caught and arrested by the police while being a self-proclaimed "Christian Conservative"
18 Oct 2021
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Proud Boys Chair Enrique Tarrio
12 Dec 2020
He pled guilty to destruction of property and being in possession of a large-capacity firearm and was sentenced to five months in jail -
Kate Gibbs [2020 NJ GOP Rep. Candidate]Hid $80 worth of clothes in a shopping bag and left a Kohl's department store without paying which resulted in her getting banned from the store and having to pay a $280 fine
15 Feb 2020
According to an exclusive report by the Burlington County Times
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Danielle Stella [2020 GOP MN Rep. Nominee]Stole an eye-popping 279 items totaling $2,327.97 from a Target store and $40 worth of cat food from a local grocery store mere months apart from each other
26 Jul 2019
According to a charging documents filed by local police
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State Rep. Sandra Pihos [R-IL]Stole nearly $600 worth of clothes from a local department store then went back to the same store later that day and attempted to return the stolen items for cash or store credit
05 Jun 2018
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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State Rep. Curry Todd [R-TN]Was videotaped stealing his GOP primary opponent's lawn signs in two separate locations in broad daylight after his rival campaign staked them out after many of their signs went missing presumably because numbnuts here stole them
04 Aug 2016
According to an arrest report by the local police -
Mayor Reford Thebold [R-CO]
08 Jan 2016
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 8 hours of community service and ordered to attend a shoplifting counseling class -
State Rep. Thad Viers [R-SC]Broke into his ex-girlfriend's home by kicking in the door and stole her handgun, computer, cell phone, and a number of other items while she was away at work
06 Feb 2013
According to charging documents filed by local police
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County Treasurer Mary Reisinger [R-PA]Stole a necklace worth only $27.99 from a Sears department store by hiding it in her pocket and not paying for it when checking out with other items and then tried to flee when confronted by security which proved her guilty intentions
02 Dec 2011
She pleaded guilty to shoplifting and was ordered to take a class -
City Council Member John McGee [R-ID]Stole a truck with an attached 20ft travel trailer around 3am and soon after got stuck in a resident's driveway when he unsuccessfully attempted to turn around then passed out in the truck and later registered a BAC of .15 when police arrived
19 Jun 2011
According to charging documents filed by local police